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Date of birth:
March 28, 2007.
Name: Stinkerbelle
Nicknames: Stinky,
Miss Stank, Missy.
Likes: Tommy. Snackin'
Time.
Dislikes: Just about everything else.
Stinkerbelle was one
of a litter of kittens we had in the summer of 2007. These kittens
were as close to feral as any fosters we’ve ever had, and I worried
about them a LOT. Stinkerbelle was the worst - she wouldn’t let
us touch her, she’d run from us, and getting medication down her
throat was a nightmare. Her sister came around and decided to
be friendly the fastest, so she went to the pet store first. Her
brothers weren’t far behind, so they went next, which left Stinkerbelle
(whose original name was Maryanne, since we went with a Gilligan’s
Island theme) alone.
The instant she was
alone, she became a lot friendlier. She was here for several weeks
after her brothers and sister were gone, and she and Fred bonded.
Aside from that, she was very, very enamored of Tommy
- in fact, her brothers were quite attached to Tommy, too, which
led us to believe that their mother had been a black cat. She
went to the pet store on a Friday, and the following Monday morning
she hadn’t been adopted, and in fact it looked like she’d spent
all night trying to dig her way out of her cage.
I made the mistake
of telling Fred that, and he began telling me to go get her and
bring her home. Bring her home. Bring her home NOW, bring her
home. Although I tried my damnedest to get him to wait and see
if someone would adopt her, he wouldn’t hear of it, and instead
stopped on his way home to pick her up and bring her home.
The instant she heard
his voice, she started howling, and that was all she wrote. She’s
a skittish little brat who runs away if you try to pet her (unless
you approach her very slowly), and begins howling for Snackin’
Time an hour before it’s time. She’s gorgeous and she’s kind of
a little hussy (she lurves Tommy the most, but if Tommy’s not
available, she’ll get some lovin’ from Mister
Boogers, and she’s even recently made advances toward one
of our foster kittens, who is unimpressed) and Fred will tell
you at length how soft and silky her fur is, and how beautiful
her blue eyes are. He’s a man in love, I guess. Hmph. She’s about
nine months old.
(Please note: Despite
her name and nicknames, she doesn't stink at all.)
See
more pictures of Stinkerbelle over at Flickr.
Main
cat page.
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